PRB: Bad Cfgdir Variable Prompts for User Intervention

ID: Q194942

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

During the preinstallation of Windows 98 the following lines might appear during file copy process from the CDROM drive: 


   =======================================================================
   Cabinet W98.dta
   Extracting c:\windows\inf\layout.cd
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Oeminfo.ini
   0 file(s) copied
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Autoexec.usr
   0 file(s) copied
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Config.usr
   0 file(s) copied
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Oemaudit.inf
   0 file(s) copied
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Logo.sys
   0 file(s) copied
   File Not Found - C:\factonly\Modelx\Enduser.inf
   0 file(s) copied
   ======================================================================

   File not found - c:\factonly\ModelX\drvcopy.inf
   0 file(s) copied
   File not found - c:\factonly\ModelX\msbacth.inf
   0 file(s) copied

   SETINI :Error - Value not set
   1 file(s) copied
   File not found - \config.usr
   File not found - \autoexec.usr
   Unable to clean - \autoexec.bat
   Unable to clean - \config.sys

   =======================================================================

These lines might also appear just before Setup enters the GUI-mode phase. At this point user intervention is required to complete Windows 98 setup.


CAUSE

The "CFGDIR" environment variable is not set correctly in the Autoexec.Bat portion of the "Real-Mode Lines For FACTORY screen" in the Windows 98 Pre-installation Wizard.


RESOLUTION

On the "Real-Mode Lines for FACTORY screen" of the OPK wizard, edit the following three lines in Autoexec.bat in the [Network Logon] section: 


   REM syntax set source=p:
   REM syntax set cfgdir= ModelX
   REM syntax LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:p

Remove the "REM syntax" on the left side for these three lines, and replace the default values with your settings.

The source is the CD-ROM drive letter.

CfgDir is the configuration set name. For example, if you put in "Test" as your configuration name in the "Select your Installation Mode Screen," you need to replace "ModelX" with "Test".

LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:p "p" is the same drive letter as the source statement.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.


MORE INFORMATION

IMPORTANT: When the "CFGDIR" environment variable is set incorrectly, Setup will not boot to Audit Mode of the Windows 98 Pre-installation automatically. Setup will prompt for user intervention during the pre- installation process.

It is critical that you correctly set the source and CfgDir variables and the CD-ROM command line in the factory Autoexec.bat. Do not leave a trailing backslash or spaces after either source or CfgDir. Do not forget the colon ":" after the drive letter in the source.

The source variable tells the pre-load process where to find the files it needs to complete the preinstall process. If this is not set correctly, a host of errors can occur.

Ensure that there is no colon ":" after the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive on the Mscdex.exe command line. Also ensure that you do not leave any trailing spaces at the end of the "Set CfgDir" line as well. 


Keywords          : kbOPK kbWinOS98 
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Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 6, 1999